Hinge construction



Patented Jan. 1,:l924.

nam'r mac, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

amen consrauc'non.

Application filed 1mm 27, 192:. Serial no. man.

To all whom it may concern. Be it known that I, Emmsr' FLAGG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hinge Construction of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a new and improved form of binge. An object of the invention relates to the provislon of means whereby a hinge plate or member or similar device is more effectively connected to a support, such as a door or a door jamb, so that the load to be carried by the bracket or hinge member is more efiectively borne thereby.

Another object is to provide a hinge member which is more eflicient and economical than those now in common use.

A further object is to provide a hinge in which a minimum of metal is used but which is yet capable of bearing greater strains than the hinges now in use.

A still further ob'ect is to provide a hinge or bracket mem er portions of which connect with a support, such as a door or a door jamb, and are fastened thereto in a plane at right angles to the direction of thrust of the load to be borne thereby.

Hitherto, hinge plates and similar articles of hardware have been associated with surfaces with which they co-operate b means of screws with the plates bearin flat against said surfaces. In the case 0 door hinges particularly, the hinge plates have been laid flat against the vertical faces of the doors and the door jambs and attached thereto by screws so that in this case the entire weight of the door is borne by the screws, since they are the only elements of the hinge unit which extend into the door.

It is one of the many operations of thisinvention to provide a hinge plate, or the metallic ortion of similar articles of hardware, which will extend into the material of.

the surface with which it is being associated, such as a door or door jamb, and thereby directly aid in bearing the load to be borne, rather than placing this hea weight on a few screws. In other wor s, the large surface of the metallic plates of the hinge are utilized to directly bear the weight of the door'or similar devices to be sup orted. To this end, I provide hinge mem ers in the form of flat lates which extend into the wood of the oor and the jamb.

The invention is illustrated in the drawin s, of whichigure 1 is a section taken on the line 1--1 of Fig. 2;- I Fig. 2 is a partial front elevation of a llllige construction;

1g. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the hinge plates; and

Fig. 5 is a section through a corner of the door. a

The form of the invention shown in the drawlngs is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adopted without departing from thespirit 0 the invention.

It wil l be understood, of course, that the application of this idea may vary and is not at all restricted to the use of the invention in the construction and application of hm es, but wherever it is desired to fasten a p ate or bracket or similar device to a Support, this same principle of connection can be adopted.

The preferred form of the invention,

which I have shown in the drawings, in-

volves its use in the form of door hinges. As shown, the invention comprises apair of plates 1 and 2 provided with ape'rtured extensions 3 and 4 adapted to overlap with their apertures in alinement and connected together by any suitable means, such as a rivet or bolt 5.

The plates primarily are of the form shown in Fig. 4 and may be cast or stamped ate out of metal. The lug ortion of each p extends substantially iagonally from one corner thereof to the opposite side of the plate and is rolled up as shown in 1 and 2 to form a tube, the edge of which is prefeiably rolled up, as designated 6 in With respect to the insertion of thishinge plate unit into a door or jamb, or the insertion of a similar constructlon into any supporting wall, I first bore a hole 10 into sai surface near one edge thereof, such as 11, and then I cut a saw slot from said edge 11 into the hole or bore 10 connecting therewith. It will be seen that having the ltl late bod portion with a tubular member 2 have an edge 7 adapted to lie flush with In other words, the bin the end surface of the door and the jamb, and an inclined ed e 8 adapted to lie along the bottom of the diagonal saw out. These plates are also provided with projecting prongs 9 which are extended into the wood of the door and jamb to hold the plates from slip ing out of the slots.

The entire device is firmly securedto the door and jam'b by passing screws 13 and it through the tubular members on the lates into the wood or body of the door and yarnb, asshown particularly in Fig. l.

lit will, consequently, be seen that the other hinge plate is fastened into the lamb or corresponding surface in an identical manner, and when the door is related with the jamb in the proper manner the two extensions 3 and i will overlap and the bolt 5 can connect the same so that they may term hinge surfaces, the one pivoted or turning on the other. It will be noted that the wei ht of the door on the plate 2 is taken b said late at right angles to its surface. t will e, furthermore, noted that the weight of the door on the plate 2 is supported b the jamb by reason ofits connection wit plate 1 which is disposed in a plane at right angles to the reaction between said plate and the 'amb. There are no screws provided whic bear the weight of any article sigported and which tend to be sheared on. y reason of the ample surface provided to directly support the door and be introduced into the article to be supported, a smaller area of hinge lates can be used to support a. given load. is is for the reason that prac= tically the entire body portion of the plate is used to directly support the load by con= trast therewith. Furthermore, by having the tubular formation on one portion of the plate insertable within a bore or hole on the article to bev supported, it is next to impossible to withdraw said plate from the article to be supported, especially after it has been latched in place as above described. does not depend upon screws but the wel ht oi the door or other article is supporte on the hat of the plates, the hinge being attached both to the door and to the jambs, in a more logical and scientific manner, the bearing being .iirmly on the little metal is used while great end grain of the wood. Thus, strength and ease ot operation is secured.

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be stamped out of a single piece of metal and very easily formed to shape, can be slipped into place and held temporarily therein, at least by tapping it with a ham mer to drive the pronge 9 into the wood, and can be held permanently in place by insertin the screws above mentioned his device is very economical to manu= tacture, will bear the weight of the door in a most eiiicient manner because the weight comes at right angles on this relatively large late surface and is borne thereby and not y any screws. There is L ractically no shearing efiect in thissort o hinge.

What it claim is:

1. A hinge whichincludes a hinge plate portion adapted to be'inserted into a su porting body portion at ri. ht angles to t e surface thereof, the entire inge plate por-' tion adapted to be embedded in the body portion so that the entire surface or the plate portion contributes to the support of the body portion. I

2. A device for fastening hinge members and the like to a support, which includes a plate portion, a tubular member onsaid plate portion, saidtubular member and a portion of the plate ada ted to be inserted respectively into a tubu ar bore and a slot in the support, and means for fasteningl the tubular member and the plate portion t ere- 1n. 3. The combination with a supporting body portion having a bore therein adjacent one edge and a slot extending into said bore from said edge, of a plate adapted to project into said slot, a tubular mber formed on said plate adapted to extend into said bore, and means for fastening the tubular member in the bore.

a. The combination with a supporting body portion havin a bore adjacent one edge and a 'diagona slot or saw cut made in the body portion in a plane passin through the here, said slot connected wit 'said bore, of a plate having a portion to lie in the slot or saw cut, a prong on saidplate to reject into the wood beyond the ottom o the slot, a tubular member formed on said plate to extend into said bore, and screw means adapted to pass through the ltlll tubular member into the body of the wood to hold the plate permanently in position.

5. The combinatlon with, a supporting.

body portion havin a bore adjacent one edge and a diagona slot or'saw cut made in the body portion in a plane passin through the bore, said slot connected wit said bore, of a plate having a portion to lie in the slot or saw cut, a prong on said plate to project into the wood beyond the Mill weapon bottom of the slot, a tubular member formed on said plate to extend into said bore, and screw means adapted to pass through the tubular member into the body of the wood to hold the plate permanently in position, said plate provided with an a ertured extension to iorm one member 0 a hinge.

6. The combination with a supporting bodyvportion having a bore adjacent one edge and a diagonal slot or saw cut made in the body portion in a plane passing through the bore, said slot connected with said bore, of a plate having a-portion to lie in the slot or saw cut, a prong on said plate to.

project into the wood beyond the bottom of the slot, a tubular member formed on said plate to extend into said bore, and screw means adapted to pass through the tubular member into the body of the wood to hold theplate ermanently in position, said plate provide with an apertured extention to form one member of a hinge, said plate and extension lyin in a horizontal plane at right angles to t e action of rota tion of the door.

' ERNEST FLAGG. 

